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Two children are among ten people shot following a carnival in Manchester.

All were taken to hospital after the attack in the early hours of this morning.

One man is in a serious but stable condition with leg injuries and nine people, including two children, had pellet-type wounds following the incident in Moss Side.

Armed officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called to Claremont Road at 2.30am and discovered several people had been hurt.

The injuries range from minor to major, but most are not life-threatening, the force said earlier.

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People posted about it on Snapchat

Footage following the incident circulated on social media

Footage reportedly showing the aftermath of the incident was posted on social media.

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The video appears to show a panicked group of people being helped by police.

As a voice cries out, shouts of ‘move’ can be heard, while another voice asks ‘can you hear me’.

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Police officers at the scene in Claremont Road (Picture: PA)

Armed officers were called at 2.30am on Sunday (Picture: PA)

The annual Moss Side Caribbean Carnival procession took place earlier in the day (Picture: LNP)

Lots of people were in the area because of the carnival (Picture: LNP)

Roseberry Street in Moss Side (Picture: Google)

A number of people were in the area following the Caribbean Carnival, which had finished some hours before, the force added.

Detective Superintendent Debbie Dooley said: ‘We currently have a number of people in hospital all being treated for different injuries but thankfully most do not appear to be life-threatening at this time.

‘Officers are trying to establish exactly where this incident took place and who is responsible for such a dangerous attack.

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‘Those living or visiting the area will understandably be concerned by this incident and we will have extra officers patrolling the area throughout the morning and into the coming days.’

GMP said it had deployed a ‘large number’ of armed and unarmed officers in the area after the alarm was raised.

Investigations were taking place to identify exactly where the shooting occurred and who was involved.

Anyone with any information was asked to call police on 0161 856 4166 quoting incident number 297 of 12 August or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.